SCP-180 — SCP-180 | Cost Breakdown

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SCP-180 Euclid ~ medium confidence

SCP-180

Expected annual

$1.8M

One-time setup

$1.5M

Annual recurring

$1.8M

Personnel

One-time capital costs are roughly $1.48M driven by vault construction, instrumentation purchase, and initial insurance reserve; recurring annual costs are about $1.82M driven by staff wages, an active research program, and legal/cover-up reserves.

🏗️ One-Time Capital Costs Total: $1.5M

Insurance Reserve Initial $625K

[#21] Initial insurance / liability reserve to cover large unexpected damages or lawsuits.

Facilities $375K

[#1] Vault construction and installation (reinforced vault, tamper seals, ballistic door).

Initial Research And Lab Setup $225K

[#3, #4, #6] Environmental archival cabinet (#3), FTIR/Raman purchase and associated instrumentation (#4), initial biometric/DNA sampling & server infrastructure (#6 initial sampling + DB server).

Equipment $187K

[#2, #4, #5, #12, #17] Glovebox/remote-manipulation purchase (#2), basic sensors/scales (#4), RFID/access-control install (#5), video/logging hardware (#12), secure transport case (#17).

Backup Power Generator $48K

[#18] Backup generator purchase and installation for containment area climate control and locks.

Training And Sop Development $20K

[#9] Initial training program and SOP development (one-time setup and materials).

🔄 Annual Recurring Costs Total: $1.8M/yr

Cover Story And Legal $562K/yr

[#15, #16, #22] Amnestic/cover-up contingency reserve (#15), legal counsel & records management retainer (#16), public deception materials & incident deception reserve (#22).

Staff Wages $560K/yr

[#8] Dedicated containment personnel salaries and benefits (1 researcher, 1 technician, 4 guards, 1 supervisor; benefits ~30%).

Research And Monitoring $356K/yr

[#7, #14] Routine/incident forensic testing (#7) and dedicated research program into mechanism (photonics/vision neuroscience) (#14).

Incident Response Team $100K/yr

[#20] Contingency incident response team readiness (training, drills, equipment, standby costs).

Insurance Replenish $50K/yr

[#21] Annual replenishment/reserve contributions for insurance/liability buffer.

External Liaison $35K/yr

[#25] Covert liaison and discreet coordination with local authorities, hospitals, coroners, stipends and compliance work.

Headwear Policy Enforcement $30K/yr

[#10] Costs for search teams, signage, and routine audits enforcing headwear restrictions.

Facilities Maintenance $24K/yr

[#3, #5, #18, #24] Environmental cabinet power & maintenance (#3), access-control maintenance (#5), generator fuel & testing (#18), misc containment maintenance (doors/locks/seals) (#24).

Logistics And Transport $20K/yr

[#17] Per-transfer security and secure transport expenses (estimated transfers per year × per-transfer cost).

Psychological Support $20K/yr

[#19] Psychological and victim-support services for affected hosts and staff after incidents.

Technology Audit And Upgrades $20K/yr

[#23] Annual audits and sensor/technology upgrades to mitigate failure modes.

Administrative Logging $14K/yr

[#11] Daily appearance reporting, chain-of-custody logging, and administrative time (~0.1–0.2 FTE).

Biometric Database Updates $10K/yr

[#6] Ongoing DNA/biometric sampling for new hires and periodic updates.

Training And Sop $5K/yr

[#9] Annual refresher training and SOP updates.

Equipment Maintenance $5K/yr

[#2] Glovebox/robotic arm maintenance and calibration costs.

Video Storage And Upkeep $4K/yr

[#12] Immutable/write-once storage and upkeep for multimodal logs resilient to visual spoofing.

Supplies And Consumables $4K/yr

[#13] Forensic & lab consumables (DNA swabs, gloves, sterile bags, tamper seals).

⚡ Cost Scenarios

📊 Baseline (baseline) $1.8M/yr

90.5% probability / year

Normal year with routine operations, no major incidents or breaches.

routine_operations no_incident

🚨 Minor Incident $1.9M/yr

8.0% probability / year +$75K vs baseline

Single impersonation/misuse event requiring targeted forensic testing, limited amnestic/legal action, and overtime response.

single_impersonation_event localized_unauthorized_use

🚨 Major Breach $2.6M/yr

1.0% probability / year +$800K vs baseline

Significant containment breach or prolonged misuse event requiring large-scale response, relocation, and extended legal/amnestic operations.

extended_breach multiple_impostor_events

🚨 Political Exposure $3.3M/yr

0.5% probability / year +$1.5M vs baseline

Public or governmental exposure requiring major cover-up, high-level legal defense, and large PR/amnestics mobilization.

media_exposure government_scrutiny

👥 Personnel 7 total

Role	Count	Notes
Containment Researcher / Research Scientist	1	Full-time containment researcher assigned to SCP-180 (#8 salary basis).
Containment Technician	1	Full-time technician for glovebox/handling and instrumentation (#8 salary basis).
Security Officer / MTF Agent	4	Four rotating security guards for 24/7 coverage (#8 salary basis).
Site Supervisor / On-call Supervisor	1	One on-call supervisor to coordinate incidents and containment (#8 salary basis).

📋 Confidence Notes

Notes provided granular line items for most cost centers, enabling a mid-confidence estimate; several wide ranges (insurance reserve, research program size, purchase vs contract testing choices) required judgement calls that increase uncertainty.

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